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ZoologyMolecular Basis of InheritanceStructure of DNAEasy2 minPYQ_2020
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In the polynucleotide chain ofDNA, a nitrogenous base is linked to the-OHof:NEET 2020 (Phase 2)

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N-glycosidic linkage: A nitrogenous base is linked to the pentose sugar through aN-glycosidic linkage to form a nucleoside. Purine nucleosides have1'-9glycosidic linkage (carbon1'of pentose sugar and9'nitrogen of adenine/guanine). Pyrimidine nucleosides have1'-1'linkage i.e., pentose sugar carbon1'and1'position of thymine/cytosine).

Stream:NEETSubject:ZoologyTopic:Molecular Basis of InheritanceSubtopic:Structure of DNA
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